Ealing Abbey is home to a community of monks whose lives are governed by the Rule of St Benedict. Although most monasteries are away from large towns, Ealing Abbey is in a large London suburb.
Feasts this week
All are memoria unless otherwise stated.
During Lent, memoria become optional commemorations and only the Collect of the saint is used at Mass; all other readings and prayers are for Lent.
Thursday is our Patronal Feast, the Passing of St Benedict. The Coventual Mass will be at a Pontifical Mass at 6 pm and will be preceded by Pontifical Vespers at 5:15 pm.
Week beginning 17th March 2024 | |
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Sunday | 5th Sunday of Lent |
Monday | |
Tuesday | St Joseph (Solemnity) |
Wednesday | |
Thursday | The Passing of St Benedict (Solemnity) |
Friday | |
Saturday |
Daily Reading from the Rule of St Benedict
CHAPTER 39: THE FOOD ALLOWANCE
IT will be enough, we think, for each day’s dinner whether at the sixth or the ninth hour, if on every table there are two cooked dishes, to suit various people’s infirmities: thus a person who cannot eat of one dish can take his meal off the other. So let two cooked dishes suffice for all the brethren, and if there is any fruit or green vegetables available, let a third be added. For bread, a generous pound should be enough for the day, whether there is one meal only or both dinner and supper, but if they are going to have supper, a third of this pound is to be kept back by the cellarer, to be given them at the evening meal.
If the work happens to have been rather heavy, then it shall be in the Abbot’s discretionary power to provide something extra as need requires, provided that over-eating is absolutely ruled out and that no monk may ever be found over-indulging for nothing is so unbefitting a Christian as the effects of excess, as our Lord says: ‘Take heed to yourselves lest your hearts be over-burdened with self-indulgence’ (Luke 21).
Young boys should not be given the same amount as their elders, but less, on the principle of moderation in all things. From eating the flesh of four-footed animals all are to abstain entirely, except the sick who are in a very weak state.
IT will be enough, we think, for each day’s dinner whether at the sixth or the ninth hour, if on every table there are two cooked dishes, to suit various people’s infirmities: thus a person who cannot eat of one dish can take his meal off the other. So let two cooked dishes suffice for all the brethren, and if there is any fruit or green vegetables available, let a third be added. For bread, a generous pound should be enough for the day, whether there is one meal only or both dinner and supper, but if they are going to have supper, a third of this pound is to be kept back by the cellarer, to be given them at the evening meal.
If the work happens to have been rather heavy, then it shall be in the Abbot’s discretionary power to provide something extra as need requires, provided that over-eating is absolutely ruled out and that no monk may ever be found over-indulging for nothing is so unbefitting a Christian as the effects of excess, as our Lord says: ‘Take heed to yourselves lest your hearts be over-burdened with self-indulgence’ (Luke 21).
Young boys should not be given the same amount as their elders, but less, on the principle of moderation in all things. From eating the flesh of four-footed animals all are to abstain entirely, except the sick who are in a very weak state.
Liturgy
For Divine Office times see the Horarium page. For other sacraments and services please see the Parish website.
All services in the Abbey Church, both Divine Office and Mass, can be seen on livestream.
The musical chants for the Conventual Mass this week can be seen here.
Mass Times
Sunday
6 pm Saturday |
9 am |
10:15 am (Family Mass in the Parish Hall) |
10.30 am (Monastic Conventual Mass) |
12 noon |
7 pm |
Monday to Friday
7 am (Monastic Conventual Mass) |
9.15 am (9 am on Fridays during school term) |
6 pm |
Saturday
7 am |
9.15 am (Monastic Conventual Mass) |